In addition to songwriting and gigging with the Jes Perry band, Jes Perry is an experienced voice instructor and educator. Jes has been singing since the age of three and has had the pleasure of performing in a variety of singing groups covering a wide range of styles.
Jes was a scholarship student at the Hartt School of Music but after three semesters transferred to the University of Connecticut where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in traditional vocal performance. Jes also has a Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music where she studied contemporary styles, and a Master’s of Education from Cambridge College. Jes' theses compared the history, physiology and pedagogy of traditional bel canto vocal methods to contemporary belt style singing. Additionally, Jes has her level II certification in Somatic Voicework™, the Jeannie LoVetri method.
Jes is also an Assistant Professor in the Professional Music Department at Berklee College of Music and during the summers teaches in the Berklee College of Music Day Sessions, and Five-Week Summer Performance Program.